Howdy:

Here’s a True Confession of a Stockton Housewife: I am a clipper and a saver, a stasher and a filer. I’ve got notebooks and files and shoeboxes and storage boxes and plastic totes full of stuff that I’ve saved over the years from every place we’ve lived, every job we’ve worked at, every life we’ve had. And yes, every once in a while I actually go through some of that stuff with the idea of purging and pitching, but very little gets tossed because, well, it’s just a part of our life story. Besides, I want to make sure my sons have plenty of entertainment when they clean up after I’m gone.

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The news every day is often so sorrowful and worrisome that most days, I just avoid it. But I love hearing or reading a happy story, especially when it’s about a dog. There’s just something about a good dog story that warms my heart. I guess it’s because many of us have dogs who take care of us more than we take care of them.

* So sorry to hear about the passing of actor Brian Dennehy. He had a long and illustrious career on Broadway and the movies, and even though these are not his most famous roles, I will remember him for his characters in “Rambo,” “Cocoon,” and “F/X.”

Dear Editor:

By Virgi Laska

Just when we think everything is cancelled...

DISNEY PRINCESSES DONATEAnyone who knows anything about Disney knows that actress Kristen Bell is the voice of Princess Anna in the blockbuster movie franchise “Frozen.”

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